James Naismith was teaching physical education at the Young Men's Christian Association Training College in Springfield, Massachusetts, and felt discouraged because calisthenics and gymnastics didn't
For readers with little or no previous knowledge about the issues, Williams (government, Western New England College, Springfield, Massachusetts) provides a foundation of information and perspectives
Sport psychologists Van Raalte and Brewer (Springfield College, Massachusetts) provide an evidence-based overview of issues relevant to students and practitioners in the field of sport and exercise ps
Springfield has a dynamic hockey history that dates back 80 years, beginning with the Springfield Indians. One of the first professional hockey teams in the United States, the Indians were an inaugura
The object of much debate, attention, and scholarship since it first aired more than 20 years ago, The Simpsons provides excellent, if unexpected, fodder for high school and college lesson plans. Aft
Citizens of Springfield first witnessed human flight, a balloon ascent, on July 5, 1858. In 1861, the capital city’s most famous resident, Abraham Lincoln, then residing in the White House, authorized
